[Doc Oc]

Those are the products I was thinking of.

Me too. But there could be an intramolecular reaction between the newly formed hydroxyl and the carbonyl carbon.

Lactol/hemiacetal formation is highly reversible, and due to the steric constraints of the benzene I wouldn't expect to see this in an appreciable amount.

[icho2013]

So , there is not hecmiaxetal  .